Avery Research Center Artifact Collection
Sort by: Title Description 141. Hide place mat Round hide table mat with blue and beige stitching around the edge and four clover/leaf designs in black; origin Uganda. 142. Hide place mat Round hide table mat with blue and beige stitching around the edge and four clover/leaf designs in black; origin Uganda. 143. Hide place mat Round hide table mat with blue and beige stitching around the edge and four clover/leaf designs in black; origin Uganda. 144. Stick whistle Stick that is cleft on one end with an orange string wrapped around cleft; reed whistle loosely attached to the other end. 145. Whistle Whistle made of wood with a metal ring on one end and wax or gum stuck to the outside of the wood; appears to be in the shape of an animal on one end. 146. Hunting whistle Wooden hunting whistle bound with twine; origin Mbuti people of the Ituri rainforest. 147. Cross charm Silver Coptic cross with looped copper piece soddered on; origin Ethiopia. 148. Metal ashtray Metal ashtray in the shape of a goblet; gold leaf design stenciled around the upper edge; origin North Africa. 149. Pottery fragment Fragment of a pottery bowl, origin Egypt. 150. Cowrie shell necklace Cowrie shell necklace, made with brown seeds, green beads, and white shells; main piece in the shape of a triangle with 28 shells; origin Wolof people of Senegal. 151. Arrows Arrows with metal points and wooden shafts used for hunting large game; origin Mbuti people of the Ituri rainforest. 152. Bark picture Bark picture with wood backing; tall woman with child carrying a basket on her head, man with a spear, and two huts; origin Uganda. 153. Bark picture Bark picture with wood backing; man canoeing with two huts and two palm trees; inscribed on back: 1970 MR. PHEN Phenehas S. Sali; origin Uganda. 154. Bark picture Bark picture on wood backing; antelope in a clearing by a lake, outlined in bark; origin Uganda. 155. Bark picture Bark picture on wood backing; village with two women in the forefront, mountains in the background, framed in bark; origin Uganda. 156. Bark picture Bark picture on wood backing; three birds in front of water with two palm trees; inscribed on back: 1970 MR. PHENEHAS SSALI; origin Uganda. 157. Wooden ladle Unused wooden ladle, origin Uganda. 158. Wooden ladle Unused wooden ladle, origin Uganda. 159. Wooden ladle Unused wooden ladle, origin Uganda. 160. Wooden ladle Unused wooden ladle, origin Uganda.
